Over 700 crew members from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, quoting the U.S. Navy.

Iran Press/America: The US Navy said 94 percent of the crew has been tested and at least 3,872 crew members tested negative for the disease, CNN reported.

Nine sailors have been hospitalized for the disease, said the report.

The US Navy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an investigation into the outbreak aboard the carrier, said the report.

The US Navy on Thursday said that a sailor aboard the aircraft carrier died of coronavirus-related complications earlier this month.

Since the start of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the US, more than 818,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease, and the tally of deaths has passed 45,000 as of Tuesday, according to the latest official figures.

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